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HB 1856·TN·house

School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or repla...

Signed into LawFiled Jan 21, 2026
Sponsor: Rudd
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656

Apr 6, 2026

Summary

The bill lets a school bus used only for transporting students to after‑school programs operate until it reaches either 20 years in service or 300,000 miles, whichever comes later. Once that point is hit, the bus can finish the current school year but must be taken out of service or replaced at the year’s end. Owners must notify the Department of Safety in writing when the bus hits the limit.

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